D. CRAIG PARRY
Shareholder
email Craig Parry practices general commercial litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property litigation and agreements to license or sell IP interests. Mr. Parry's practice frequently involves matters in the Pacific Rim area. He advises and represents numerous Japanese companies doing business in the United States and U.S. companies doing business in Japan.
Mr. Parry has represented U.S.-based multi-level marketing companies in a variety of foreign matters including registration and compliance under Japanese law, intellectual property infringement and protection, cross-recruiting and false advertising. He assisted with the divestiture of a U.S. partner's share of an MLM company to a Japanese partner and has handled matters involving product compliance with pharmaceutical laws, sales tax issues, securities and anti-pyramiding laws and compliance with state direct selling and direct marketing laws.
Before joining Parr Waddoups in 1995, Mr. Parry practiced at a Japanese law firm in Tokyo where he served as counsel for R.J. Reynolds Japan, Mitsui, Gallo Wines Japan, Mitsubishi, Matsushita and other multinational clients. - "Utah Law Could Limit Competitive Keyword Search Advertising", Internet Retailer, April 30, 2007
- "The Importance of Wa When Doing Business in Japan", The Corporate Counselor, November 2006
- "The Importance of Wa When Doing Business in Japan", Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, October 2006
- "Foreign Direct Investment in the United States", October 2006
- "Bridging The Cultural Divide", Utah Business, May 2005
- "A Study of Trust in Japanese-American Joint Ventures," Journal of Managerial Issues.
- "Japanese Business Practices: Myth and Reality," The Asian Century Business Report.
- "Protecting and Enhancing Intellectual Property Rights in the United States," presentation to clients and attorneys in Japan, 2003.
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- 1994, J.D., Harvard Law School, Cum laude, Editor, Harvard International Law Journal
- 1990, B.S., International Business Management, summa cum laude and university honors, Brigham Young University
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- Utah State Bar
- Board Member, Meritas Law Firms Worldwide
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- For the Honorable Judge Walter J. Skinner, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
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